ARCH0085-5

Duration

40h Th, 8h Pr

Number of credits

	Bachelor in architecture	4 crédits

Lecturer

Dimitri Schmitz

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is part of the CONSTRUCTION course of the 3 years of the Bachelor cycle.
The course covers over the 3 years the general and classical techniques relating to the construction of simple buildings - from the ground to the roof, including finishing touches -, the basic knowledge of the materials, materials, fabrications and modes of implementation relating to the various stages and building construction works following the following internal curriculum:
B1: FROM THE GROUND TO THE ROOF: observations, reasoning and principles
B2: BUILDING THE EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE: analyzes, fittings and details
B3: INSIDE THE ENVELOPE: partitions, junctions and finishing

The CONSTRUCTION 2B course program includes:

1. Earthworks and foundations - Soils and Earthworks - Soles, Rafts - Casings - Deep foundations

2. The vertical bearing walls and facades (closed shell) - Exterior coatings - Facades: load-bearing walls, wooden structure, metal structure - Bays and frames - Curtain facades

3. Horizontal bearing walls and roofs (closed shell) - Floors and load-bearing structures: Wood, Metal, Concrete - Hoppers, headers: Wood, Metal, Concrete - Roof coverings: Flat and sloping
Each theme includes: - A technical description: The materials, systems and complexes are analyzed in terms of their evolution over time, in their hygrothermal nature, in a theoretical manner and by examples of details, in particular in terms of the meeting of materials and / or walls. - A study of the relationship between design and exposed construction systems - A more precise analysis of the prescriptions usually included in the specifications - A description of the pathologies - A study of the environmental resources mobilized (gray energy, etc.) - A study of the site resources mobilized (cost, duration, labor, etc.)

The following 4 transversal axes of reflection are encountered in this construction course:
- sustainability: all the techniques studied in the course are assessed with regard to their relationship to sustainable development
- art: the mastery of construction techniques allows the designer to benefit from real freedom of creation
- digital: the performance assessments of construction systems are carried out using different digital tools
- society: lifestyles in buildings and the implication of technical choices in terms of economy and society are studied.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the year, students should be able to demonstrate, independently of their basic knowledge of subjects, materials, production and implementation methods relating to the various stages of building construction, that they are capable, in relation to the subject taught, of :
Ø understanding and thus analysing a complex construction
Ø imagining and thus reasoning and constructing
Ø communicating and thus clarifying and summarising through drawing and writing

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

- knowledge of the principles taught in the 1st construction cursus and the ability to undertake technical reasoning ;
- knowledge and mastery of architectural drawing conventions.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures illustrated by slide shows and short application exercises.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote

Additional information:

A report and a video (Individual work) must be submitted no later than the day of the exam.
It must be uploaded in pdf and in a video format on the e-campus platform.
It will contain the study of a project according to the concepts seen in the course.

Work placement(s)

Not applicable

Organizational remarks